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Rice vs UTSA Roadrunners Prediction & Stats

Date: Thu 21 Jan 2027
Tip-off: 01:00
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USANCAA
Other2026-27
Meetings · Rice v UTSA Roadrunners
20 Jan 2027
RICE v UTSA
upcoming
08 Mar 2026
RICE80
UTSA71
14 Jan 2025
RICE84
UTSA90
06 Jan 2024
RICE82
UTSA89
08 Mar 2023
RICE72
UTSA71
16 Feb 2023
RICE79
UTSA84
03 Feb 2022
RICE91
UTSA78
02 Jan 2021
RICE84
UTSA69
01 Jan 2021
RICE95
UTSA86
25 Jan 2020
RICE88
UTSA90
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Rice win
-no forecast
Best oddsnot yet
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UTSA Roadrunners win
-no forecast
Best oddsnot yet
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Edge-
Pythia's probabilities appear here once today's forecast has run (it covers the NBA and Europe's top competitions).

🏀 2. Points Analysis

RiceUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Charlotte
#216
L
70-80
70
80
-10
A31/01
NCAA
North Texas
#138
W
86-83 OT
86
83
+3
H05/02
NCAA
UAB
#99
L
65-71
65
71
-6
A08/02
NCAA
Florida Atlantic
#164
W
81-73
81
73
+8
H12/02
NCAA
East Carolina
#310
L
75-85
75
85
-10
H14/02
NCAA
Tulane
#173
L
75-81
75
81
-6
A22/02
NCAA
South Florida
#40
L
56-75
56
75
-19
H26/02
NCAA
Temple
#205
W
80-74
80
74
+6
A01/03
NCAA
North Texas
#138
L
58-62
58
62
-4
A05/03
NCAA
UTSA Roadrunners
#365
W
80-71
80
71
+9
H08/03
NCAA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
0-0
30-37
0-0
40-43
0-0
25-34
0-0
40-31
0-0
33-34
0-0
32-37
0-0
40-27
0-0
41-46
0-0
34-38
0-0
41-47
0-0
33-36
0-0
42-45
0-0
31-39
0-0
25-36
0-0
35-36
0-0
45-38
0-0
33-23
0-0
25-39
0-0
45-32
0-0
35-39
148.1Avg total
72.6Scored
75.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Seasonno games
Season at homeno games
Season awayno games
Last 10 (10)72.675.5148.1-2.940%
Last 5 (5)69.872.6142.4-2.840%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (12)69.879.1148.8-9.333%
vs Similar (12)71.873.9145.8-2.133%
vs Weaker (6)80.572.8153.3+7.767%
UTSA RoadrunnersUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
UAB
#99
L
73-83
73
83
-10
H29/01
NCAA
South Florida
#40
L
88-109
88
109
-21
A05/02
NCAA
North Texas
#138
L
58-81
58
81
-23
H07/02
NCAA
East Carolina
#310
L
72-88
72
88
-16
A12/02
NCAA
Charlotte
#216
W
88-79
88
79
+9
A15/02
NCAA
Florida Atlantic
#164
L
52-60
52
60
-8
H19/02
NCAA
Tulsa
#23
L
74-100
74
100
-26
A22/02
NCAA
East Carolina
#310
L
81-82
81
82
-1
H26/02
NCAA
Wichita State
#71
L
67-84
67
84
-17
H02/03
NCAA
Rice
#268
L
71-80
71
80
-9
A08/03
NCAA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
0-0
36-38
0-0
37-45
0-0
50-48
0-0
38-61
0-0
26-34
0-0
32-47
0-0
31-46
0-0
41-42
0-0
38-44
0-0
50-35
0-0
28-26
0-0
24-34
0-0
37-53
0-0
37-47
0-0
43-34
0-0
38-48
0-0
29-41
0-0
38-43
0-0
32-45
0-0
39-35
157.0Avg total
72.4Scored
84.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Seasonno games
Season at homeno games
Season awayno games
Last 10 (10)72.484.6157.0-12.210%
Last 5 (5)69.081.2150.2-12.20%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (28)67.382.9150.2-15.611%
vs Similarno games
vs Weaker (2)100.050.0150.0+50.0100%

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-8-4+0+4+8Q1Q1: +0.0+0.0Q1: +0.0+0.0Q2Q2: +0.3+0.3Q2: -5.9-5.9Q3Q3: +0.0+0.0Q3: +0.0+0.0Q4Q4: -3.5-3.5Q4: -6.3-6.3
-8-4+0+4+8Q1Q1: +0.0+0.0Q1: +0.0+0.0Q2Q2: +0.3+0.3Q2: -5.9-5.9Q3Q3: +0.0+0.0Q3: +0.0+0.0Q4Q4: -3.5-3.5Q4: -6.3-6.3
RiceUTSA Roadrunners
Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by quarter and half · pick a period
RiceLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Charlotte
#216
L
30-37
30
37
-7
A31/01
NCAA
North Texas
#138
L
25-34
25
34
-9
H05/02
NCAA
UAB
#99
L
33-34
33
34
-1
A08/02
NCAA
Florida Atlantic
#164
W
40-27
40
27
+13
H12/02
NCAA
East Carolina
#310
L
34-38
34
38
-4
H14/02
NCAA
Tulane
#173
L
33-36
33
36
-3
A22/02
NCAA
South Florida
#40
L
31-39
31
39
-8
H26/02
NCAA
Temple
#205
L
35-36
35
36
-1
A01/03
NCAA
North Texas
#138
W
33-23
33
23
+10
A05/03
NCAA
UTSA Roadrunners
#365
W
45-32
45
32
+13
H08/03
NCAA
67.5Avg total
33.9Scored
33.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.933.367.2+0.647%-
Last 30 at home (16)35.133.568.6+1.650%-
Last 30 away (14)32.533.165.6-0.643%-
Last 10 (10)33.933.667.5+0.330%-
Last 5 (5)35.433.268.6+2.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (12)31.635.266.8-3.733%-
vs Similar (12)33.131.064.1+2.158%-
vs Weaker (6)40.034.074.0+6.050%-
UTSA RoadrunnersLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
UAB
#99
L
36-38
36
38
-2
H29/01
NCAA
South Florida
#40
W
50-48
50
48
+2
A05/02
NCAA
North Texas
#138
L
26-34
26
34
-8
H07/02
NCAA
East Carolina
#310
L
31-46
31
46
-15
A12/02
NCAA
Charlotte
#216
L
38-44
38
44
-6
A15/02
NCAA
Florida Atlantic
#164
W
28-26
28
26
+2
H19/02
NCAA
Tulsa
#23
L
37-53
37
53
-16
A22/02
NCAA
East Carolina
#310
W
43-34
43
34
+9
H26/02
NCAA
Wichita State
#71
L
29-41
29
41
-12
H02/03
NCAA
Rice
#268
L
32-45
32
45
-13
A08/03
NCAA
75.9Avg total
35.0Scored
40.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.539.572.0-7.023%-
Last 30 at home (14)33.935.369.2-1.436%-
Last 30 away (16)31.243.274.5-12.012%-
Last 10 (10)35.040.975.9-5.930%-
Last 5 (5)33.839.873.6-6.040%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (28)30.940.571.5-9.618%-
vs Similarno games
vs Weaker (2)54.525.580.0+29.0100%-
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
5
Rice wins
5
UTSA Roadrunners wins
Ricelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
08/03/26HUTSA Roadrunners80-71
05/03/26ANorth Texas58-62
01/03/26ATemple80-74
26/02/26HSouth Florida56-75
22/02/26ATulane75-81
14/02/26HEast Carolina75-85
12/02/26HFlorida Atlantic81-73
08/02/26AUAB65-71
05/02/26HNorth Texas86-83 OT
31/01/26ACharlotte70-80
DateH/AOpponentScore
08/03/26ARice71-80
02/03/26HWichita State67-84
26/02/26HEast Carolina81-82
22/02/26ATulsa74-100
19/02/26HFlorida Atlantic52-60
15/02/26ACharlotte88-79
12/02/26AEast Carolina72-88
07/02/26HNorth Texas58-81
05/02/26ASouth Florida88-109
29/01/26HUAB73-83

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Rice
NCAA 2026-27
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
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UTSA Roadrunners
NCAA 2026-27
Recent: 1 Wins / 9 Losses (last 10)
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This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Villanova110100%74.072.0+2.0
2 Notre Dame1010%72.074.0-2.0
Built from this season's results before tip-off (all phases of the competition). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).
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